Monday, March 3, 2008

Once upon a time the hulk was sitting on the couch watching a show and having a drink of juice. While he was watching, his body started trying to tell him something, but he wasn't listening.

His Mommy said, "Hulk, do you need to go potty?"

"No." said Hulk.

"Are you sure?" said his Mommy. And she checked his pull-up to see if it was wet. "Oh, Hulk, you wet your pull up. Remember you were going to tell me when you needed to go potty? You need to go potty on the toilet now, because you're a big boy."

"Yeah, I'm a big boy!" said Hulk.

His Mommy changed his pull up and said, "Okay Hulk, this time let me know when you need to go potty okay?"

"Okay Mommy." said Hulk.

Later on, after Hulk had some more to drink and was playing with his toys, his body started telling him something again. Hulk started jumping around a lot because he wasn't sure what to do. He though he might need to go to the potty.

His Mommy heard him jumping and said, "Hulk, do you need to go to the potty?"

"No." said Hulk.

"Are you sure?" asked his Mommy.

"No." said Hulk.

His Mommy waited for a little while and than decided to check Hulk's pull-up again. "Oh, Hulk, you wet your pull up. Remember you were going to tell me when you needed to go potty? You need to go potty on the toilet now, because you're a big boy."

"Yeah, I'm a big boy!" said Hulk.

"This time, I want you to listen very closely to your body, Hulk." said his Mommy. "If your body is telling you to go potty, just say 'Mommy, I need to go potty', and I will help you go on the toilet. His Mommy changed his pull up and said, "Okay Hulk, this time let me know when you need to go potty okay?"

"Okay Mommy." said Hulk. And Hulk thought for a minute about listening to his body next time.

Later, during lunch, Hulk had a big cup of juice. After lunch he was playing with some of his toys. While he was playing, his body started to tell him something again. He was having lots of fun with his toys, so he didn't hear his body at first. But pretty soon, he could hear his body loud and clear and he knew what it was saying.

Hulk stood up and ran to his Mommy and said, "Mommy, I have to go potty!"

"Okay!" said his Mommy. And she hurried and helped him to the toilet just in time.

"I did it!" said Hulk when he was finished. "I went potty on the toilet!"

"Yes you did!" said his Mommy. "I'm so proud of you. Now, guess what."

"What?" asked Hulk.

"You get to wear your new Big Boy's!" said his Mommy.

"Yeah! said Hulk.

So Hulk's Mommy helped Hulk put on his new Big Boy underpants, which made Hulk feel very proud.

"They have race cars!" said Hulk, pointing to the pictures of race cars on his underpants.

"Yes, they do." said his Mommy. "Aren't you excited to wear them?"

"Yeah!" said Hulk.

"And you can wear them every time you go potty, from now on." said Hulk's Mom, who was very proud of her son.

Improv from a rocker

Each night, as I put my two young sons to bed, my oldest asks for a story about his favorite super hero, or T.V. character, or who knows what else. In the dark of their room, from the corner rocking chair, I tell the story he asks for and make it up on the spot. Usually these impromptu bedtime stories are silly nonsense that only a three-year-old would enjoy, but sometimes they’re not too bad.

These are the silly nonsense and the sometimes not too bad stories that I pull out of thin air, on demand, for my boys.

Enjoy, and good luck figuring out which is which.

Meet the Daddy

ticketmack

I'm a husband, dad, and fan of Law & Order CI. I'm also a Mac loving graphic artist who hobbies in music and web design.